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I’m Living Proof The CARE Act Will Save Lives

by Jerad Halcott | Jun 13, 2019 | Blog, Criminal Justice, Featured, Health, Opioid Crisis

To save lives from our opioid epidemic, we have to meet drug users where they are. I know: I’m living proof. My name is Jerad Halcott, and I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. At ten, I was huffing prescription drugs, then I moved on to stronger stuff. At fifteen,...

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